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06-1999-0685Administrative - FormalClosedFY 1999· Region 06

EPA v. ANGEL GUTIERREZ - VEGAS TRUCK SALVAGE

Final Order With Penalty

Penalty assessed

$1,070

Compliance action

$4,000

Case summary

1. SECTION 309(G) OF THE CLEAN WATER ACT ( CWA ), 33 U.S.C. SECTION 1319(G). 2. ANGEL GUTIERREZ VEGAS TRUCK SALVAGE 11840 EASTEX FREEWAY HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS 77039 3. RESPONDENT WAS IN VIOLATION OF SECTION 301 OF THE CWA BY CONDUCTING THE RELEVANT ACTIVITIES AND OPERATING THE FA- CILITY WITHOUT THE AUTHORIZATION OF AN NPDES PERMIT. 4. RELIEF SOUGHT PURSUANT TO SECTION 309(G) OF THE CWA, EPA PROPOSED A CIVIL PENALTY OF UP TO $27,500.

Defendants (1)

  • ANGEL GUTIERREZNamed in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (1)

  • VEGAS TRUCK SALVAGE

    11840 EASTEX FRWY, HOUSTON, TX, 77039

    Registry ID: 110010657565

Statutes cited

  • CWA 301NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Enforcement conclusions (1)

  • ANGEL GUTIERREZentered 1999-10-27

    Primary law: CWA

    Federal penalty: $1,070

Timeline (5 milestones)

  • 1999-07-22Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
  • 1999-07-29Enforcement Action Data Entered
  • 1999-10-27Final Order Issued
  • 1999-11-17Compliance Achieved
  • 1999-11-17Enforcement Action Closed

Case metadata

EPA activity ID
39349
Case number
06-1999-0685
Lead agency
EPA
HQ division
WAT
Branch
6RC-E
EPA region
06
Multimedia
No
Voluntary self-disclosure
No
Primary statute
NPDES Discharge without a Permit

Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 06-1999-0685 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.

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